Jeffrey D. Klein

Jeffrey David Klein (10 July 1960-) was a member of the New York State Assembly from the 80th district from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2004 (succeeding George Friedman and preceding Naomi Rivera) and a member of the New York Senate from 1 January 2005 (succeeding Guy Velella).

Biography
Jeffrey David Klein was born and raised in the northeast Bronx, New York City in 1960 to a Jewish family, and he worked as chief of staff to Congressman James Scheuer before becoming a Democratic State Committeeman and district leader. In 1994, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, serving until 2004. When State Senator Guy Velella was convicted on corruption charges, Klein successfully ran foro his State Senate seat, taking office in 2005. In January 2018, he was accused by a female staffer of having forcibly kissed her, and he denied the accusation, going on to take part in high-level negotiations regarding sexual harassment legislation in 2018. In 2018, he faced progressive lawyer Alessandra Biaggi in the primary for re-election, and she accused him of not wanting women to speak up, referencing his harassment allegations.